Earthquake details

Friday, August 30, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, August 30, 2019 at 05:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1873.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.446 and latitude 23.766.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.766, -45.446
UTC time 2019-08-30 05:57:17.292
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-08-30

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